About Carrie Adams, Pharm.D.
President of Meritus Medical Center
Carrie Adams, Pharm.D., is a result driven healthcare executive with over a decade of progressive leadership experience. She is recognized for her record of operational excellence, quality improvement and transformational leadership.
Adams served as Chief Operating Officer of Meritus Medical Center (2022-2026), providing strategic oversight of clinical operations, quality, performance improvement and support services at the system’s flagship hospital. During her tenure, the medical center achieved measurable gains in patient safety, experience and efficiency, including significant reductions in overhead expenses and improved quality outcomes, while earning seven consecutive “A” grades from The Leapfrog Group – only achieved by 5% of the hospitals in the U.S.
Previously serving as Chief Quality Officer and VP of Human Resources (2018–2022), Carrie led the turnaround of the system’s pay-for-performance outcomes—reversing a $4M penalty to a $2.2M reward—while also reducing hospital readmissions and avoidable harm events. Her implementation of process improvement frameworks like Kata and data-driven scorecards helped embed a culture of accountability and safety throughout the organization.
As Chief Transformation Officer (2017–2018), Carrie successfully led a $54 million enterprise-wide EHR implementation across ambulatory, inpatient, and revenue cycle settings, completing the project on time and under budget. In addition, she led operational redesign efforts to streamline workflows and reduce inpatient wait times.
In earlier roles, including Corporate Director of Pharmacy Services for Trivergent Health Alliance, Carrie managed pharmacy operations across three regional hospitals, achieving $11 million in drug utilization savings and $7.4 million in vendor negotiations.